conann's Rippetoe Log

[conann]

Hello, I'm a 44 yr old ex- soldier, and I've been weight training on and off for 26yrs. Unfortunately I only trained about 3mths/yr of that.I weigh 100 kg and I estimate my bf to be around 26%. I'm mainly interested in getting strong and lean. I think I need to lose about 40lbs of blubber which I'm sure will take about a year if I do it right.I have just started week 3 of the Rippetoe program described here. I know this program is aimed at the younger crowd,but I would be interested in how others of my age and strength level are going.
My stats
wt 100kg
ht 5'8"
waist 43"
wrist 7"

w/outs 18/20 Sep 06
Squat 3x5(111.5)
Bench 3x5(90.6)
Deadlift 1x5(111.5)

2 Oct 06
Squat 3x5(140)
Bench 3x5(102.7)
Deadlift 1x5(133.4)
Situps 3x5

Thanks for reading
Mark

[joed]

Welcome to the journals.

[r_graz]

Welcome to the journals and congrats on picking a nice program. Lots of people making huge progress using the Starting Strength workout.

Check out jimmari's Starting Strength journal (39 yo), which he updates both on the over 35 section in the regular journals section. Also check out the journal of Tad_T (44 yo) in the regular journals section. That guy was incredibly successful using Starting Strength for a long time, and just recently moved to the intermediate 5x5 program.

[conann]

Hello, everyone, here's today's w/out
Squat 3x5(145.5) Getting tough,going to raise rest time by 1 min to 3mins.
Mil press 3x5(88.4) Same comment.
Row 3x5(88.4) No probs, I could handle at least another 10 lbs but I don't want to rush things.
Situps 3x5(11)
Ta for reading, see you Friday
Mark

[conann]

06Oct06

Squat 3x5(151)

Bench 3x5(108.2)

Deadlift 1x5(151)

Comments: Increased rest period on squats from 1-3mins.
Was scheduled to do 140.9 on deads but decided to keep them up with squats.

Thanks for reading,
see ya Monday
Mark

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Mark! Hope you enjoy the program and see great results!

So, I'm assuming those are kilograms for your weights?

[pastorgbc]

06Oct06

Squat 3x5(151)

Bench 3x5(108.2)

Deadlift 1x5(151)

Comments: Increased rest period on squats from 1-3mins.
Was scheduled to do 140.9 on deads but decided to keep them up with squats.

Thanks for reading,
see ya Monday
Mark

Nice workout, Mark.

I'm looking forward to seeing how you progress.

Ray

[conann]

Hi Mark! Hope you enjoy the program and see great results!

So, I'm assuming those are kilograms for your weights?

Hibiscus& Ray thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, the weights stated are in lbs

[Hibiscus09]

Well, actually that makes me happier. I didn't want to have to convert it given the limited functioning ability of the mathematical part of my brain. Sorry if I made you feel badly. You're doing great!

[conann]

Well, actually that makes me happier. I didn't want to have to convert it given the limited functioning ability of the mathematical part of my brain. Sorry if I made you feel badly. You're doing great!

No need to apologise, Hibby I appreciate the encouragement.

[KALIMAN91]

Hibiscus& Ray thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, the weights stated are in lbs

How do you get a plate that weights .2lbs? The smallest i've seen ar 2 1/4 or those magnetic 1lb'ers.

Are you just doing the convertion from kg to lbs just to post so us dumb Americans can understand how much you are lifting?

[r_graz]

How do you get a plate that weights .2lbs? The smallest i've seen ar 2 1/4 or those magnetic 1lb'ers.

I've got pairs of fractional plates in 1lb, .75 lb, .5 lb, and .25 lb sizes. Several places that have them, I got mine from "Iron Woody" on EBay.

Hibiscus& Ray thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, the weights stated are in lbs

Yeah, but on Starting Strength it won't be long before those *will* be your numbers in kilos Seriously, nice work so far. Also good move on letting the deads catch up with the squats, actually you should find your deadlift numbers moving well ahead of your squat numbers pretty soon. Much easier to add weight to deads.

[conann]

How do you get a plate that weights .2lbs? The smallest i've seen ar 2 1/4 or those magnetic 1lb'ers.

Are you just doing the convertion from kg to lbs just to post so us dumb Americans can understand how much you are lifting?

Kal, I prefer to use lbs because that's the system most of the forums use, and my plates are marked in both. Even though we've had the metric system since I was 10, I still prefer the imperial. By the way,a good way to make microloads is to find stuff at the supermarket like stickytape. I bought a few rolls of packing tape that weigh 1/8th and 1/2 lb each. Came to less than 10 bucks.

Enjoy your day
Mark

[conann]

I've got pairs of fractional plates in 1lb, .75 lb, .5 lb, and .25 lb sizes. Several places that have them, I got mine from "Iron Woody" on EBay.


Yeah, but on Starting Strength it won't be long before those *will* be your numbers in kilos Seriously, nice work so far. Also good move on letting the deads catch up with the squats, actually you should find your deadlift numbers moving well ahead of your squat numbers pretty soon. Much easier to add weight to deads.

Ron, I can't wait until I can do all my warmups with big wheels on, it will save time messing about with plate changing.
Thanks for Reading
Mark

[conann]

09Oct06

Squat 3x5(156.5)

Mil Press 3x5(93.9)

Row 3x5(93.9)

Comments- Added another minute rest to Mil Press now 4 mins rest between sets.

Thanks for reading
Mark

[conann]

11Oct06

Squat 3x5(162)

Bench 3x5(113.7)

Deadlift 1x5(162)

Squats are hardest at the moment. Deads are doing great I've had injuries in the past from benching (rotator cuffs) so I'm going to take particular care to avoid going to failure.

Thanks for reading

Mark

[powerman2000]

You should do very well with Ripptoe's workouts.

[conann]

You should do very well with Ripptoe's workouts.

Thanks for the encouragement, Powerman. I have ordered the book, and it should be here next week.
Thanks for reading, Mark

[conann]

13 Oct 06

Squat 3x5(167.5) Added 1 min rest to take it to 4mins rest between sets.

Press 3x5(99.4) Will go up to 5mins rest next time.

Row 3x5(99.4)

And so ends my first month on this program.

Thanks for reading

Mark

[conann]

16 Oct 06

Squat 3x5(173) A bit shaky, will stay at this weight and add 1min rest for a total of 5.

Bench 3x5(118)

Deadlift 3x5(173)
Thanks for reading
Mark

[Chubby Mom]

cannon, Congratulations on making it a month on your program.

Rosanne a fellow old ex- soldier

[r_graz]

Nice job on the first month. Your lifts are progressing nicely, especially squats and deads. Rippetoe's program is great - simplicity and undeniable results. Just make sure you keep your calories up - that will help you fuel continued strength gains.

[pastorgbc]

16 Oct 06

Squat 3x5(173) A bit shaky, will stay at this weight and add 1min rest for a total of 5.

Bench 3x5(118)

Deadlift 3x5(173)
Thanks for reading
Mark

Nice job, Mark. Your progress is excellent. Stay patient and keep working hard.

Ray

[conann]

16 Oct 06

Squat 3x5(173) A bit shaky, will stay at this weight and add 1min rest for a total of 5.

Bench 3x5(118)

Deadlift 3x5(173)
Thanks for reading
Mark

Thanks for the support, people, I appreciate it The deadlift should have read 1x5 as per the program. By the way, the book came in last week and I've hardly put it down!

Mark

[conann]

18 Oct 06
Squat 3x5(173)

Press 2x5(104.9)
!x4(104.9)

Row 3x5(104.9)

Comments: I don't think I've got any more 5lb increases coming on squats, I'll drop increases to 2.2lbs. Same with the presses, once I get all my reps.

Thanks for reading
Mark

[wildfox]

Any updates?

[joed]

Yeah, yours. Looks like it was another 'shooting star' momentarily on the horizon.

[conann]

Sorry about the lack of activity. I developed a case of tendonitis in my elbows. I'm going to restart tomorrow(Mon) and add weight at a slower rate on deads and rows.
Mark

[Daimozz]

good stuff so far ........i really enjoy the 5 x 5 ......mine was based on frankie ny's.......sorry about the tendinitis thing.....hope it does not reoccur....

[conann]

Started back up again today after a longish layoff (5 months), and re-established my starting weights.

Squat-151lb(add 5.5lb/workout)
Bench-88 " (""" 2.2 "" )
Dead- 151" ( " 16.5 " )

thanks for reading
Mark